- Date
- February 26, 1978
- Place
- Aspen, CO · ASPEN, CO
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N18440Beech 58P
- Status
- Completed · report April 18, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780226003679A
- Case key
- 143243
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0394 78/2/26 NR.ASPEN,CO BEECH 58P CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 951 TIME - 1503 N18440 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SARDY FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VAN NUYS,CA ASPEN,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- VASI INSTALLED,NOT UTILIZED.520 FT UNMARKED OVERRUN.4 FT HIGH FENCE AT APPROACH END TO RUNWAY 15.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N18440
- Reported as
- Beech 58P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sardy Field
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.